emigration and immigration

Between the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, nearly forty million people immigrated to the United States. Poverty, widespread famine, and the California gold rush prompted many people to leave their home countries for America. Over time, however, the government tried to slow the flow of immigration with laws like the Johnson-Reed Act in 1924. In this book, students will read accounts from immigrants about the decision to leave home, the journey to America, and life in the new world. Additionally, students will read about xenophobic responses to immigration from the descendants of colonists. Through primary sources, this book provides students with an in-depth understanding of immigration to the United States.

When Hee Jun's father accepts a position at a law school in West Virginia, he and his family are uprooted from their home in Korea and find themselves completely lost in their new surroundings, but as Hee Jun slowly learns English and makes friends, he brings home a surprise that makes their new house feel like home.

Offers readers a compelling look into the lives, challenges, and successes of Russian immigrants.

Offers readers a compelling look into the lives, challenges, and successes of Muslim immigrants.

Offers readers a compelling look into the lives, challenges, and successes of Chinese immigrants.

Offers readers a compelling look into the lives, challenges, and successes of Catholic immigrants.

Traces the history of Ellis Island, the place where immigrants coming to the United States were once processed, and discusses its significance to the American people.

Presents a comprehensive analysis of over five hundred years of North American immigration and includes over three hundred A to Z entries on events, themes, people, places, and the various laws related to immigration.